Cancer Survivors Network - Comments for "Depressing"http://csn.cancer.org/node/251503
Comments for "Depressing"en-csnYour storyhttp://csn.cancer.org/node/251503#comment-1328332
<p>Is amazing. Reminds of some grisly days in Viet Nam. Your courage and will to win is inspiring. Sometimes I think winning is just getting it over. Then I undertand and remember hat you went through and seems you have a very intact sense of humor and care about others. Thanks again Max.</p>
Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:29:02 +0000GKHcomment 1328332 at http://csn.cancer.orgDosehttp://csn.cancer.org/node/251503#comment-1328329
<p>I asked my onc last week what my rituxan dose had been, but he just told me the formula for calculating. He was busy sorting out what to do about my iron issue, and I understand that he was busy scheduling numerous appointments for me, and saw the question as a bit of a distraction. Anyway, I got whatever my body weight would multiply out as at the time.</p>
Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:24:57 +0000Max Former Hodgkins Stage 3comment 1328329 at http://csn.cancer.orgI like ithttp://csn.cancer.org/node/251503#comment-1328330
<p>The "keep calm and carry on" is a great mantra. Thanks for sharing it.</p>
Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:23:23 +0000GKHcomment 1328330 at http://csn.cancer.orgThanks Papa Donhttp://csn.cancer.org/node/251503#comment-1328325
<p>Helpful. Its difficult for me as inthe past I had met few foes I could not bet or at least make a deal with. This is a whole new game.</p>
Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:18:16 +0000GKHcomment 1328325 at http://csn.cancer.orgVery insightfulhttp://csn.cancer.org/node/251503#comment-1328324
<p>Thanks.</p>
Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:15:40 +0000GKHcomment 1328324 at http://csn.cancer.orgRituxanhttp://csn.cancer.org/node/251503#comment-1324969
<p><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><em><strong>Hi,</strong></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><em><strong>I finally remembered to ask what my Rituxan&nbsp;mg was at my last infusion. 600mg. My weight fluctuates between 126 to 130 and has for years. Summer I weigh less...winter I&nbsp;put on a couple of pounds. My chemo nurse told me I have been getting 600mg since day one. The worst part of all of my treatments was when I had to take the 5 days of prednisone at 60mg per day. That&nbsp;stuff made me crazy!. The Rituxan is totally doable for me. Best wishes...Sue&nbsp; (FNHL-2-3a-6/10-age 62)</strong></em></span></p>
Sun, 13 Jan 2013 22:51:08 +0000allmost60comment 1324969 at http://csn.cancer.orgWill Askhttp://csn.cancer.org/node/251503#comment-1324682
<p>GKH,</p>
<p>I see my onc next week, and will ask what my dose of rituxan was. I am just curious.&nbsp;I will share what I learn, but can say now that I am a small guy, 5'5". &nbsp;I read that chemo drug doses are routinely changed "with every 15% change in weight," but am not sure.&nbsp; I do know that docs, in severe cases, will somewhat "pour on" the medicine, if they feel it will help. Interestingly, some folks with exactly my same strain of HL got ritux only every other infusion, and some did not get it at all (rituxan is somewhat new by chemo drug standards at least, and abvd used to always be minus any ritux). &nbsp;I am thankful for whatever good it did , killing those CD-20 cells.&nbsp; As I said, I felt like I always had the flu, with muscle pain being fairly severe. I had to take Loritab routinely; no lesser pain med would touch it.</p>
<p>The "big guns": &nbsp;Yes, avoid them if it is at all possible !</p>
<p>May you never need them,</p>
<p>Max</p>
Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:30:39 +0000Max Former Hodgkins Stage 3comment 1324682 at http://csn.cancer.orgOh yes ....http://csn.cancer.org/node/251503#comment-1324250
<p>My oncologist recommended Rituxan monotherapy because when diagnosed I had no bulky tumors - only swollen glands and bone marrow involvement. I have known all along that if I relapse he will have no choice but to bring out the big guns.</p>
Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:49:32 +0000GKHcomment 1324250 at http://csn.cancer.orgThanks Maxhttp://csn.cancer.org/node/251503#comment-1324247
<p>Rituxan dose is computed on body size. Standard dose is 375 ml for each square meter of skin area. In actuality they don't measure you but pull the dose the dose is taken from a chart based on height and weight. I am 6'3" and 195 pounds so I get 800 ml per dose.</p>
<p>I am very thankful for Rituxan. All the other options are less desirable.</p>
Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:43:17 +0000GKHcomment 1324247 at http://csn.cancer.orgRituxhttp://csn.cancer.org/node/251503#comment-1323657
<p>GKH,</p>
<p>If it is any consolation, rituxan has probably fewer side-effects than almost any other chemo drug, although it did make me feel like I had the flu all the time, which is difficult enough.&nbsp; It can rarely have heart-related issues for a few patients also.&nbsp; Some folks have an allergic reaction to it (I never did), although Benedryl or other drugs can usually overcome this. &nbsp;I did 12 bags with my 12 infusions, but I do not know how many mL it consisted of. &nbsp;I do recall that&nbsp;rituxan was always my first bag, and it took about three hours to finish on my motorized drip in the infusion center.&nbsp;(All five drugs took a little over eight hours on a normal day.)</p>
<p>Obviously, you have a huge ordeal to deal with at the moment. &nbsp;I hope the responses here help in some way,</p>
<p>max</p>
<p>.</p>
Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:33:41 +0000Max Former Hodgkins Stage 3comment 1323657 at http://csn.cancer.org